September 19
Nigeria: Gunshots As EFCC Storms Kogi Lodge At Night - Yahaya Bello Resists Arrest
N80.2bn laundering scandal takes dramatic turn as Bello vs EFCC standoff intensifies Read more »
Nigeria: Edo 2024 - INEC, Security Agencies, Tasked On Neutrality - Youths On Peaceful Election
THE Whillz Trust Foundation, through its Youth-led Electoral Reform Project, on Wednesday, said that the September 21 governorship election in Edo State is a time for the… Read more »
Nigeria: CBN Reconstitutes Board of Keystone Bank
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reconstituted the board for Keystone Bank Limited as part of efforts to strengthen the lender's operations. Read more »
Nigeria: Enugu LG Election - PDP, APC, LP Absent As Political Parties Sign Peace Accord
Some Political parties in Enugu on Wednesday signed a Peace Accord for the forthcoming Local Government Elections scheduled to hold on Sept. 21 in the state. Read more »
Nigeria: FIRS Plans Incentives to Draw Informal Sector Into Tax Net
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has revealed plans to further enhance the Nigeria's tax system by exploring various incentives aimed at drawing players in the informal… Read more »
Nigeria: 44 LG Caretaker Committee Chairmen in Kano Dissolved
Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State has dissolved the caretaker chairmen of all 44 local government areas with immediate effect. Read more »
Nigeria: Why Cameroon's Lagdo Dam Releases Cause Devastating Floods in Nigeria
The release of water from Cameroon's Lagdo Dam has been a major concern in Nigeria for years, as it directly impacts states along the River Benue. Read more »
Nigeria: Major Marketers Begin Lifting Petrol From Dangote Refinery
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has authorised major petroleum marketers to commence lifting premium motor spirit, PMDS, otherwise known as petrol, from… Read more »
Nigeria: Rights Group Petitions DSS Over Activities of Alleged Oil Thieves in Rivers Community
Rivers Coalition for Human Rights, RCHR, has called for the immediate deployment of a security crack team to restore normalcy in the Oshiugbokor Community in Ahoada East Local… Read more »
Nigeria: Maiduguri Flood - Over 150,000 Kids in 26 Camps - Save the Children
No fewer than 150,000 children are in 26 Internally Displaced Persons, IDP, camps in Maiduguri, Borno State, with many disconnected from their families, following last week's… Read more »
Nigeria: School Resumption - Nigerian Parents Battle Rising Costs Amid Petrol Price Hike
As schools across Nigeria have resumed for a new academic session, many parents are under the financial strain occasioned by the hike in the price of petrol. Therefore, many… Read more »
Nigeria: Efforts to End Forced Labour May Increase Global GDP By U.S.$611bn
...as 1.6m Nigerians remain in forced labour Read more »
Nigeria: Recapitalisation Responsible for Sale of FBNquest Merchant Bank - - Stakeholders
Some stakeholders in the financial sector have said that the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, induced recapitalization may have pushed FBN Holdings Plc to divest from FBNQuest… Read more »
September 18
Nigeria: We've Removed Office Beds to Curb Sexual Harassment - Oauth CMD
THE Chief Medical Director, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, OAUTH, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Professor John Okeniyi, yesterday, vowed to remove beds placed in several… Read more »
Ethiopia: How We'll End Ethiopia, Egypt Airlines Grip On Nigerian Market - Keyamo
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, has said Nigeria will no longer allow foreign airlines to dominate its airspace. Read more »
Nigeria: PDP Begs INEC, Police to Ensure Free, Fair Election in Edo
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Police to ensure a free, fair and credible governorship election in… Read more »
Nigeria: Marketers Plan Petrol Importation to Compete With NNPC, Dangote
With the deal making NNPC Limited the sole off-taker of petrol from Dangote Refinery effectively locking them out of the supply chain, marketers have said they may have to resort… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Partners U.S. to Promote Press Freedom, Fight Fake News
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said his ministry was collaborating closely with the United States government to promote and strengthen press… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Seeks More Support for Tinubu's Reform Programmes
The Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation has solicited the support of Jigawa residents for interventions targeted at easing economic hardship in the country. Read more »
Nigeria: EFCC Officers Invade Kogi Govt's Lodge in Abuja - Media Office
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, are currently engaged in a standoff with security personnel attached to Kogi State Government Lodge in Asokoro,… Read more »
Nigeria: Free Nnamdi Kanu, Restore Peace in South East, Group Begs Tinubu
A socio-cultural group, Igbo General Assembly in Europe has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to release the detained leader of IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, assuring that it will… Read more »
Nigeria: FCT Primary Teachers Resume Strike Over Unresolve Welfare Concerns
The Federal Capital Territory Wing of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) on Wednesday, resumed industrial action over unresolved welfare issues between it and the six area… Read more »
Nigeria: Why I Surrendered to EFCC - Yahaya Bello
The immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello has revealed why he surrendered to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC after a prolonged snubbed of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Armed Forces Shall Never Surrender to Forces of Adversity - CDS
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, says the Armed Forces of Nigeria shall never surrender to the forces of adversity, nor shall they forget the sacrifices of… Read more »
Nigeria: CBN Constitutes New Board for Keystone Bank, Appoints Additional Executive Directors
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has constituted a new board of directors for Keystone Bank Limited (the bank) as part of the strategy to strengthen the bank's operations for… Read more »